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Recent Examples of unabsorbed
The blood-red remnant seen on cloth is visible due to the leftover light wavelengths that remain unabsorbed by the condiment’s chemical composition.
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Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 3 Sep. 2025
Orlistat can cause digestive problems because unabsorbed fat passes into and lingers in the colon.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The company reported a net income of $95 million for the quarter, compared to $58 million in the previous year, with the increase attributed to higher volumes and lower unabsorbed costs.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 12 Nov. 2024
University of Vienna's Lukas Kenner theorizes that clumps of concentrated, unabsorbed antibiotics attached to the surface of nanoplastics could provide the perfect breeding ground for bacteria to become resistant to the medication.
—Joe Salas, New Atlas, 3 Nov. 2024
Supplements provide high doses of magnesium at one time, which can lead to excessive unabsorbed magnesium.
—Elizabeth Barnes, Verywell Health, 17 Sep. 2024
The authors are developing technology that can convert some of those unabsorbed wavelengths into colors close to silicon’s sweet spot.
—Tracy H. Schloemer, IEEE Spectrum, 19 Sep. 2023
On a mechanistic level, unabsorbed polyols draw water out of your body and into your gut lumen, resulting in loose, watery stools.
—Patrick Wilson, Outside Online, 7 Aug. 2020
Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 3 Sep. 2025
Orlistat can cause digestive problems because unabsorbed fat passes into and lingers in the colon.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The company reported a net income of $95 million for the quarter, compared to $58 million in the previous year, with the increase attributed to higher volumes and lower unabsorbed costs.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 12 Nov. 2024
University of Vienna's Lukas Kenner theorizes that clumps of concentrated, unabsorbed antibiotics attached to the surface of nanoplastics could provide the perfect breeding ground for bacteria to become resistant to the medication.
—Joe Salas, New Atlas, 3 Nov. 2024
Supplements provide high doses of magnesium at one time, which can lead to excessive unabsorbed magnesium.
—Elizabeth Barnes, Verywell Health, 17 Sep. 2024
The authors are developing technology that can convert some of those unabsorbed wavelengths into colors close to silicon’s sweet spot.
—Tracy H. Schloemer, IEEE Spectrum, 19 Sep. 2023
On a mechanistic level, unabsorbed polyols draw water out of your body and into your gut lumen, resulting in loose, watery stools.
—Patrick Wilson, Outside Online, 7 Aug. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unabsorbed
Adjective
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Once solar time in Greenwich had been carried, night and day, around the spinning globe, time became highly abstracted, cut away from its animal home so as to be more easily figured both geologically and evolutionarily.—
Lewis Hyde,
Harpers Magazine,
18 June 2025
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The invaluable bond between artist and muse is exemplified by their abstracted slumbering embrace, her nude form dominating our gaze as her rosy flesh juxtaposes with the jade-sage background.—
Natasha Gural,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Europa Press via Getty Images FC Barcelona phenomenon Lamine Yamal was absent from training on Saturday, as reported by a number of reliable outlets including RAC1.—
Tom Sanderson,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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In August, the planning and zoning committee amended the proposal to include conditional use permit and licensing requirements that were previously absent, said Councilman Andrew Owen, who co-sponsored the legislation and chairs the committee.—
Killian Baarlaer,
Louisville Courier Journal,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The scripts honestly don’t have a clue who Jake is, and Law’s performance is thoroughly unfocused, if emotionally persuasive at moments.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Sep. 2025
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What this means for users seeking college admissions guidance is that AI platforms cannot discern whether uncommon or out-of-the-ordinary patterns in extracurricular guidance, personal statement topics, summer planning, or hook development are weak and unfocused or unique and eye-catching.—
Christopher Rim,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Under captain Eric Brown, the GB&I team was even instructed not to help opponents search for lost balls.—
Tim Corlett,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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The show is set in a boarding house in 1911, where a man arrives in search of his lost wife.—
Liz Rothaus Bertrand,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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He's witnessed countless episodes of passengers wearing noise-canceling headphones and earbuds walking through airport terminals, oblivious to their surroundings and putting themselves and others in danger.—
Christopher Elliott,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Oh, to be oblivious like Daniel.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The fears of my imagination, the possibility of losing a child due to one inattentive moment, all combined to leave me gasping for breath.—
Adam Verner
September 3,
Literary Hub,
3 Sep. 2025
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In the interview, Mustafa describes Seeley as inattentive and overly aggressive, both with his words and even physically in otherwise friendly pillow fights.—
Caroline Framke,
Vulture,
26 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Police always investigate a drowning to rule out cases of abuse or extreme neglect, but an absent-minded parent accidentally forgetting to lock the pool gate or door to the backyard was unlikely to land them behind bars, Hoskin said.—
Perry Vandell,
AZCentral.com,
16 July 2025
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For absent-minded individuals who are constantly losing their phone or wallet, the Apple AirTag will save the day.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
8 July 2025
Adjective
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Travelers fixate on aviation flight safety, but the real threats are on the ground — from escalator accidents and fake Wi-Fi to distracted walking and theft.—
Christopher Elliott,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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However, Garraty runs back and convinces his friend to walk a little further with him before taking advantage of McVries' distracted state to do what McVries had planned to do for him.—
Megan McCluskey,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Unabsorbed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unabsorbed. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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